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Hi all, Lots going on over the next few weeks; please try and keep up with dates and times and have your students at school, get in any required documents, and help your children finish out a successful school year. Fieldwork is in high gear: the Holguin Crew over-nighted at a farm near Oroville last [...]

Hi all, Another lovely spring week. Keep your eyes on the sky this Saturday: around 6 pm there will be a solar eclipse. Make sure you have filtered glasses if watching it so you don't hurt your eyes. Other interesting news/info: Thanks to all your efforts in completing Independent Study, we earned an extra $18,000 [...]

Hi all, STAR testing this week and next so things a little different and off schedule. We appreciate your having students here and on-time. Some information to share: Mr Krusi-Thom, Ms McMains, and I spent 3 days at the Expeditionary Learning National Conference in Denver. Great group of people, lots of info and ideas. After [...]

Hi, Some excitement around here yesterday. I want to assure everyone that staff handled the situation very well and all children were safe throughout. Information to share: Mr Krusi-Thom, Ms McMains, and I will be in Denver at the Expeditionary Learning National Conference from Wed-Fri this week. Mr Williams (or “Red” as he is more [...]

Expedition News Since our crew finished our model farms, we have been taking a closer look at chickens. We have fertilized eggs arriving this week. They will be in an incubator for the three weeks it takes for them to hatch. This is a great way for the children to see what happens from egg [...]

Hi all, Last week I mentioned that one of our students (2nd grader Haley Flaherty) won 1st place in Barbara Boxer's Earth Day Poster Contest. You can now view her poster on Boxer's website: http://boxer.senate.gov/en/press/photos/041712.cfm This warm weather is a reminder to make sure your child has a water bottle at school every day, and [...]

Hi all, Some exciting news: Haley Flaherty, a 2nd grader, won first place in the statewide, Barbara Boxer Earth Day poster contest. Yesterday, a representative from Boxer's office came to campus to recognize Haley's achievement; the event was covered by the Sierra Sun as well. Haley's winning poster will be displayed in Boxer's office at [...]

Please see attached minutes for Feb 6, 2012 meeting.

Please see attached minutes for March 5 and March 19 meetings.

Hi all, Nice to return from Spring Break with beautiful weather, at least for a couple of days. Hope everyone is settling in for our 10 week push to the end of the year. Some exciting news: this Thurs, April 12 we are hosting the Banana Slug String Band. They will perform from 1-2 pm [...]